French, Minor College of Letters & Science

The Minor Program

The minor program develops proficiency in all four language skills—speaking, listening, reading, and writing—and acquaints students with the intellectual and cultural contributions of the French-speaking world through the study of its literature, traditions, and institutions.

The Program

The department encourages its students to work closely with the academic advisor in designing a minor tailored to their needs and interests within the broad requirements prescribed by the program and to avail themselves of the guidance of an excellent teaching faculty.

Minor Advisor

Consult the department office.

Education Abroad

With the approval of a minor advisor, applicable courses taken abroad may be accepted in the minor programs.

Prerequisite Credit

Credit will not normally be given for a course if it is the prerequisite of a course already successfully completed. Exceptions can be made by the department chairperson only.

FRE 100Composition in French4
French Literature
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Introduction to French Poetry
Introduction to French Drama
Introduction to French Prose
Medieval French Literature & Society
The French Renaissance
Baroque & Preclassicism
The Classical Moment
Age of Reason & Revolution
Private Lives & Public Secrets: The Early French Novel
The Romantic Imaginary
Realism, History & the Novel
From Baudelaire to Surrealism
Modern French Thought
20th-Century French Novel
French & Francophone Film
Post-Colonial & Francophone Literature
French Literature & Other Arts
From Page to Stage: Theatre & Theatricality
Gender & Politics in French Literature & Culture
Study of a Major Writer
Selected Topics in French Literature
French Culture
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Pre- & Early-Modern France
The Making of Modern France
Modern French Culture
Paris: Modernity & Metropolitan Culture
Topics in French Culture
French Linguistics & Language Science
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Advanced French Grammar
French Phonetics
Linguistic Study of French-Language in Context
Linguistic Study of French: Form & Meaning
History of the French Language
French Literature, Language, or Culture
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Introduction to French Poetry
Introduction to French Drama
Introduction to French Prose
Advanced French Grammar
Pre- & Early-Modern France
The Making of Modern France
Modern French Culture
French Phonetics
Stylistics & Creative Composition
Medieval French Literature & Society
The French Renaissance
Baroque & Preclassicism
The Classical Moment
Age of Reason & Revolution
Private Lives & Public Secrets: The Early French Novel
The Romantic Imaginary
Realism, History & the Novel
From Baudelaire to Surrealism
Modern French Thought
20th-Century French Novel
French & Francophone Film
Post-Colonial & Francophone Literature
French Literature & Other Arts
Paris: Modernity & Metropolitan Culture
Topics in French Culture
From Page to Stage: Theatre & Theatricality
Gender & Politics in French Literature & Culture
Study of a Major Writer
Selected Topics in French Literature
Linguistic Study of French-Language in Context
Linguistic Study of French: Form & Meaning
History of the French Language
Total Units24